Interested
in joining the African Storybook Project’s founding team?
Saide’s recently established, innovative African Storybook Project aims to
support early literacy development through creating and stimulating the use of
a website and digital library of openly licensed local language stories for the
first few years of reading.

Founded
in 1992 as an educational Trust, Saide strives to increase access to quality
cost-effective education through the use of open learning approaches,
quality distance education strategies, and appropriate technology in South
Africa and the African region.

Saide
seeks to appoint two dynamic professionals from 2013 to 2016 to be based at our
offices in Braamfontein, Johannesburg.

Director: Partner Development

(full
time contract position until December 2016)

The
incumbent will be responsible for international advocacy, for developing
mutually beneficial partnerships with a wide range of children’s literacy
organizations in sub-Saharan Africa, and for providing leadership, management
and strategic guidance for the effective use of the website and its openly
licensed stories in the pilot countries - Kenya, Uganda and South Africa.

Requirements:

Strong
advocacy and networking skills, and the ability to communicate the vision,
objectives, tools, and lessons of experience of the project to a wide
range of audiences;

Ability
to engage critically with the development of the website with the support
of specialists in the field;

Ability
to provide strategic leadership;

Competence
in managing people and complex projects;

Masters
degree in a relevant area.

Knowledge
of one or more local African languages will be an advantage.

The
incumbent must be prepared to travel widely in the African region and elsewhere
as required.

Children’s Literature Digital Publisher

(full
or major time contract position until December 2016)

The
key role for this position is to lead and manage the acquisition and digital
publication of a critical mass of stories in local languages for early reading.

Requirements:

Passion
for and knowledge of African children’s literature for the early years,
including emergent literacy;

Ability
to write for children;

Knowledge
and experience of publishing on the web;

Ability
to manage a publishing process, with a good design sense and attention to
detail;

Commitment
to professional learning, particularly in alternative publishing models
and open licensing;

Excellent
English communication skills, both oral and written.

Knowledge
of one or more African languages;

At
least an Honours level qualification in a relevant area.

Remuneration
will be commensurate with skills and experience.

Applicants are required to submit a written one page motivation, CV and the
names and contact details of three work-related referees via email, by 18
February 2013 to:

Jacaranda
Health is a social venture that aims to set a new standard for maternity care
in East Africa.

We
are combining business and clinical innovations to provide affordable maternity
and reproductive health services to low-income urban women.

We
launched our first clinics Nairobi last year, and plan to expand within Nairobi
and to other locations in the region.

Job Summary

Jacaranda
recently opened our first maternity hospital on the Eastern Bypass just before
Ruiru town; we also operate mobile clinic services providing antenatal care at
community sites around northeastern Nairobi.

We
plan further expansion in Nairobi later this year.

To
support our expansion, we seek an experienced professional to oversee key
components of Jacaranda’s growth.

In
particular, as we open new facilities, we need dedicated leadership on the
search for new rental properties, negotiation of deals with landlords, and
construction/renovation of the premises to achieve our clinical needs.

This
person will work closely with our marketing team to assess the suitability of
potential areas for expansion, and with our clinical operations team to develop
suitable plans for the facility.

Jacaranda
Health is a social venture that aims to set a new standard for maternity care
in East Africa. We are combining business and clinical innovations to provide
affordable maternity and reproductive health services to low-income urban
women.

We
launched our first clinics Nairobi last year, and plan to expand within Nairobi
and to other locations in the region.

Job Summary

Jacaranda
is seeking an experienced product manager or developer to oversee Jacaranda’s
technology strategy, engage and manage outside developers on projects, and do
maintain current systems.

We
need someone who is adaptable and flexible, and who is equally comfortable
coding, developing partnerships, managing timelines, and doing basic IT
troubleshooting.

At Jacaranda, we rely on IT to communicate with the women we serve, support our
clinicians, and understand our social impact.

We
want to assemble a portfolio of technologies by using open source software,
working with technology partners and consultants, and where necessary
developing in-house solutions.

Examples
of priority technology projects for us in the near term include:

Strengthen
our use of two-way communication from electronic medical records: conduct
user testing of decision support information in the outpatient setting,
and explore new platforms like Android tablets to augment our care during
deliveries

Develop
the next generation of our mobile phone-based savings product; explore new
partnerships with payment intermediaries; integrate our savings data with
other aspects of our services

Manage
integration of IT with clinical systems like inventory management,
emergency transport, etc.

This
person needs to be comfortable working independently; while this role will have
many opportunities to engage with other innovators in health technologies, on a
day-to-day basis this position will be Jacaranda’s sole full-time staff member
with a programming background.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Oversee
Jacaranda’s technology strategy, with input from the management team

Manage
the scoping and implementation of technology projects (e.g., new clinical
tools, systems to track client data, financial products). This will entail
a mix of hands-on programming, hiring and managing outside developers when
needed, and engaging with external partners

Support
Jacaranda’s other departments in their IT needs

Conduct
ongoing training for staff as part of rolling out new systems

Maintain
quality documentation of all products

Desired
Qualifications

5-7
years’ experience in software development and/or product management
experience in a fast-paced technology company

Highly
organized: able to determine priorities and juggle multiple deadlines; a
preference for multi-tasking

The
Organisation:
Viva Afya Ltd is a healthcare organization whose objectives are to establish
and providemanagement services for health clinics, known as Viva Afya
Clinics, making them efficient and affordable for the low to middle income
groups in urban centres.

The
marketing manager is responsible for drafting the marketing strategy and
subsequently developing and executing marketing projects, lead generation
programs, product launches, and client communications for the assigned markets
and solutions.

In
this role, he/she will be responsible for messaging that is on target, clear
and compelling; a marketing mix that effectively reaches the target external
audiences to generate interest and drive qualified leads that help grow the
sales pipeline, while managing to a budget.

Specifically:-

Devise
and implement a Marketing Plan for Viva Afya Clinics’ specified customer
segment to support the achievement of the overall Business Plan and the
generation of increased income

Understand
the environment and structure in which Viva Afya operates and build a high
performance sales team within the organization, consisting of community
based sales agents and community-mobilisers

Applicants
should email their applications attaching a detailed curriculum vitae and a letter
indicating why they are interested in and qualified for the position and the
names of three referees who can provide confidential assessment of their
capabilities to a Search Committee.

All
communications relating to applications for this position should be addressed
to: email address: therecexpert@gmail.com

Applications
should be received by 18th February 2013.

Only
shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

On
the subject matter of the email please indicate the position you are applying
for.